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"In Ramada Da Vida" is the second episode of the fourth season of the American sitcom ''The Drew Carey Show'', and the 77th overall. It first aired on September 30, 1998 on the ABC network in the United States. The plot of the episode sees Drew (Drew Carey) and his friends form a band to play at a Ramada Inn. After they are offered a regular gig by the hotel manager, they realise they need a guitarist and audition several hopefuls. Meanwhile, Kate O'Brien (Christa Miller) decides to quit her job to find something more fulfilling. The episode was written by Clay Graham and directed by Gerry Cohen. It was filmed in Los Angeles during the week commencing August 24, 1998. The episode's usual theme tune sequence was replaced by an elaborate opening that shows the characters carrying out a series of repetitive actions. "In Ramada Da Vida" featured guest appearances from several musicians chosen by Carey, including Lisa Loeb, Slash, Joey Ramone and James Gang members Joe Walsh, Jim Fox and Dale Peters. The episode also marked the first of five guest appearances by Pauley Perrette as Drew's groupie girlfriend Darcy. "In Ramada Da Vida" was seen by an estimated 11.4 million viewing households, finishing in 11th place in the ratings for the week it aired. Critical response was mixed to positive. Steve Johnson from the ''Chicago Tribune'' thought it demonstrated a "shaggy charm" and observed that Carey worked well with the plot. While Neal Justin of the ''Star Tribune'' enjoyed Walsh's "hilarious" performance and the opening sequence. However, he did not think the jokes were quite good enough. While ''The Sydney Morning Herald's'' Bruce Elder did not care for the episode beyond the opening minutes. ==Plot== Drew (Drew Carey) is tasked with entertaining some Vietnamese investors, who are thinking of opening a Winfred-Louder department store in Hanoi. During drinks at a Ramada Inn, Drew and his friends, Lewis Kiniski (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald Lee Harvey (Diedrich Bader), notice the house band is on a break and take to the stage to entertain the investors. The hotel's manager (Rick Scarry) enjoys their performance and asks them to play at the Inn for the rest of the week. Drew thinks it would be a distraction, but changes his mind when he meets Darcy, a groupie who finds him attractive. The guys audition for a guitar player and after turning down a number of guitarists, they hire Ed (Joe Walsh), believing that his skills will not show them up. Meanwhile, Drew's friend, Kate O'Brien (Christa Miller), tries to get herself fired as she hates her job. Drew allows Kate to quit, but promises that he will re-hire her if she cannot find another job in a week. Mimi Bobeck (Kathy Kinney) comes to the Inn to inform Drew that he is expected to appear at a party hosted by Mrs. Louder (Nan Martin), as they have closed the Vietnam deal. Mimi laughs at Drew when he chooses to skip the party and continue playing with the band. The hotel manager invites the Horndogs to become the Inn's new permanent house band, but Oswald and Lewis have to quit because they cannot handle having two jobs. When Drew's boss, Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson), asks him to set up the new store in Vietnam, Drew decides to turn down the promotion to stay with the band, which continues with two new members. When Kate asks for her old job back, Drew breaks their deal, telling her that he wants her to find something she loves, like he has with his band. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「In Ramada Da Vida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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